deviceSpecifier

Syntax

Purpose

A sub-clause specifying the type of storage for a backup or copy.

Keywords and Parameters

disk

specifies disk storage.

'media_device'

specifies a sequential I/O device or access method for storage. The syntax and semantics of sequential I/O device types are platform-specific. Currently, the only available value is 'sbt_tape', which functions with a third-party tape sub-system interface.

Examples

Allocating a Tape Channel

This example allocates a maintenance channel for a media management device: